Chapter 335 Yu Shao 2nd Dan, Yes, Li Congyou 8th Dan
The Tiger Cub War has come to an end.
Because both Yu Shao and Su Yiming entered the title match for the first time, they were already attracting a lot of attention from the world. Even the young tiger match attracted the attention of many netizens because of the participation of the two.
Therefore, as soon as the Tiger Cub Battle ended, the chess records of the Tiger Cub Battle immediately spread on the Internet, and then caused an uproar at lightning speed!
After all, Yu Shao's chess record was so shocking that everyone was deeply shocked when they saw it for the first time!
You know, this is a handicap game!
Even if the opponent is not a master, he is still one of the best among the young men who are striving for the title of Dan.
With a two-piece handicap, even top chess players would find it a tough battle against them.
but!
Yu Shao's game was almost completely against the principles of chess. At the beginning, there were more than five strange jumping and flying pieces, but he crushed the black pieces without any chance of fighting back! From ancient times to the present, there have been countless handicap chess games, and even famous handicap chess games have been born, but no handicap chess game has ever been so terrifying!
It seems that the Go game played by Yu Shao is completely different from that played by others.
It wasn't just Yu Shao. Su Yiming's game of handicap also attracted the attention of many people.
From this game of chess, it can be seen that Su Yiming did not deliberately try to enclose a large shape, but he somehow and unknowingly created an astonishingly large shape.
This shows that Su Yiming's understanding of the big picture has reached perfection, and he has fully embodied the four words "the master is in the belly"! Everyone began to look forward to the performance of Yu Shao and Su Yiming after they entered the title match.
To use the words of fantasy novels, before the title match, the two were just on the road to becoming geniuses, but entering the title match is the road to becoming emperors! All chess players who enter the title match are geniuses among geniuses. Even if a chess player is extremely talented, he may not be able to enter the hall of the title match after endurance, bitterness, hard training, and hard work!
Who are the players in the title match? Zhuang Weisheng, who has held the title of 10th dan for 20 years and is known as the iron 10th dan! Li Congyou, who was invincible in the Japan-Korea competition with Zhu Huaian five years ago! Chen Shan, who won the title of Meijin at the age of 30 and is now trying to make a comeback and win the title again! Chang Yan, the previous holder of the Go Saint title, defeated countless opponents as a woman! Feng He, who is over 50 years old but still has a sharp sword. He is known as an elegant chess player for his delicate moves and restrained edge! ...
There are so many, countless chess players with honors, all standing in the hall of the title battle, and every name is well-known! Every time a newcomer enters the title battle, it will attract everyone's attention! Because the pattern of the title battle is a real battle of heroes! No matter how good the previous professional competition results are, it doesn't matter, because only by entering the title battle can you be called a hero! However, even if there are many heroes competing, in the end only one person can successfully get a place in the title challenge and launch an attack on the title battle.
Only by defeating the title holder in the game can one finally get the title! Now, Yu Shao and Su Yiming have finally walked on this path! After the young tiger battle, half a month later, it will be the first battle of the national champion competition.
Because each major title tournament attracts a lot of attention, the chess academy will release the match schedule in advance to warm up the situation before each title tournament starts. Many netizens are curious about who Yu Shao's opponent will be.
Just like that, another week passed, and amid heated discussions across the entire network, the time and opponent for Yu Shao's first round of national team battle were finally decided!
All the questions that netizens were curious about have finally been settled and answered:
Seven days later.
Yu Shao 2nd Dan, yes, Li Congyou 8th Dan!
Seeing that Yu Shao's first opponent in this tournament was Li Congyou, 8th dan, the whole network was shocked again! Li Congyou is a name that is familiar to everyone who follows Go.
Although Li Congyou has never won any title and his rank is only 8th dan, no one would really regard Li Congyou as an ordinary 8th dan chess player!
A few years ago, Li Congyou was a genius who was as famous as Zhu Huaian. The two had played against each other several times, with both winning and losing. However, Zhu Huaian later won the title of chess saint, while Li Congyou was always a little short of it.
Everyone knows that Li Congyou has been holding his breath and is now launching the strongest attack on the title. He is also one of the chess players most likely to win the title this year!
When everyone thought about the fight between Yu Shao and Li Congyou, they couldn't help but look forward to it.
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The venue for this national championship is not in the southern competition area, but in the Eastern Chess Academy.
Unlike the title match qualifiers, in which you will only encounter players from the current region, the title match is a competition between all players from all regions.
Therefore, the venue for each title tournament is not in the same place. The five major competition areas may all be the venue. For example, the Grand Chess Player Championship will be held in the Southern Chess Academy this year.
Yu Shao rested at home for a few days, then took a plane to Donghai City, where the Eastern Chess Academy was located, and stayed in a hotel near the Eastern Chess Academy.
Two days later, the national team title match finally started.
Early that morning, Yu Shao left the hotel and came to the Eastern Chess Institute, walking towards the chess talk room of the Eastern Chess Institute.
Now that we have entered the title match, the venue for this tournament is naturally no longer the game room of the qualifiers, but we have returned to the long-lost chess room.
Not long after, Yu Shao arrived at the door of the chat room, pushed it open and walked in.
Inside the music room, the referee and the music notator were already sitting at one side of a long table. Several cameramen were adjusting the cameras. When they saw Yu Shao coming, they all cast their eyes towards him.
However, what surprised Yu Shao was that the person in charge of notating the music today was a boy about thirteen years old.
"Good morning, Yu Shao, second dan."
The young man in charge of noting saw Yu Shao, hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to greet Yu Shao, and said nervously: "I am your fan, and I am currently a young man who is trying to get a dan in Yanhai Dojo!"
"Good morning."
Yu Shao smiled and nodded. After saying hello, he quickly walked to the chess table in the middle of the chess room, pulled out a chair and sat down.
"After Yu Shao, the second dan, finishes today's game. He has enough games to play. He will be promoted to the third dan regardless of whether he wins or loses, right?" Yu Shao had just sat down when the referee next to him suddenly asked.
Yu Shao was slightly startled, then nodded and said, "It seems so."
It has been a while since he was promoted to the second dan, and he has played a lot of chess during this period. His points were enough to be promoted to the third dan, but he just hasn't played enough games yet.
If you do the math, it seems that after today's game of chess, regardless of the outcome, he will be promoted three levels.
"He's already qualified for the title match at the third dan level..."
The referee looked at Yu Shao with a complicated look, thought for a moment, and said, "I hope to see your wonderful performance today, Yu Shao."
"Thanks."
Yu Shao thanked him politely, and then waited for Li Congyou to arrive without saying a word.
On the side, the referee and the cameraman were both confused and secretly glanced at Yu Shao from time to time.
"I didn't expect that Yu Shao, who just became a professional chess player last year, has already made it to the title match this year... He hasn't even lost a single game in an official competition so far. I can't believe it..."
"This is the title match, and it's a stage where the best chess players compete against each other."
"His opponent today is Li Congyou, 8th dan, who is already one of the strongest players in the country."
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a huge sense of disappointment in their hearts.
Because the gap was so huge, they didn't even realize that they couldn't help but develop some admiration for Yu Shao.
Finally, after a while, a figure appeared at the door of the game room, which immediately attracted everyone's attention again. Even Yu Shao couldn't help but look up at the figure at the door.
He was a young man wearing a black jacket. He had a youthful appearance and slightly curly blond hair. Although his expression was calm, his eyes were surprisingly sharp.
He stood at the door of the game room and cast his gaze towards Yu Shao. He did not speak or make any movements. He just stared at Yu Shao quietly.
"Li Congyou Baduan, good morning."
After a while, the referee finally broke the deadlock and took the initiative to greet Li Congyu.
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Li Congyou finally withdrew his gaze from Yu Shao and walked towards the empty chair opposite Yu Shao, saying as he walked, "Good morning."
Soon, Li Congyou came to the opposite side of Yu Shao, took a look at Yu Shao, pulled out a chair and sat down, and said, "You are really extraordinary."
Yu Shao raised his head and looked at Li Congyou without saying anything.
After Li Congyou sat down, he also raised his head and looked at Yu Shao opposite him, and said calmly: "I never thought that there would be a young chess player like you who would come to the fore and even make it all the way to the title match in just one year."
"I have studied many of your chess records, and I have to say that you are beyond my imagination. Frankly speaking, I am not sure I can beat you."
Hearing this, everyone in the chat room was stunned and looked at Li Congyou.
"But Zhu Huaian has even won two titles, while I haven't won even one."
Li Congyou looked at Yu Shao with a sharper look in his eyes and continued, "I am determined to win the title of national champion, and I will never allow myself to lose."
Yu Shao looked at Li Congyou silently, and could see a coldness in Li Congyou's eyes.
When the referee of the first game heard what Li Congyou said, he was a little frightened for a moment.
"Li Congyou 8th Dan, how...how could he say such a thing?"
He looked at Li Congyou in disbelief, and heard some hidden meaning in Li Congyou's tone.
"Li Congyou is 8th dan. This is definitely not really praising the younger generation. He is... putting pressure on Yu Shao, 2nd dan."
"He tried to use his status as a famous chess player to intimidate Yu Shao, second dan!"
As Li Congyou finished speaking, the atmosphere in the chat room suddenly became heavy!
The air seemed to be filled with a tit-for-tat atmosphere of murderous hostility!
Finally, after a while, the cameraman finally adjusted the camera and hurriedly left the game room.
Time passes by every second.
Five minutes later, the referee looked at the watch on his wrist and then looked at Yu Shao and Li Congyou who were sitting opposite each other.
He took a deep breath, calmed down, and finally said, "According to the rules of the National Players Tournament, both sides have three hours to play, and the countdown is one and a half minutes. Now, we can start guessing who will go first!"
Click!
As soon as the referee's voice fell, Li Congyou was the first to reach into the chess box, grabbed a handful of white pieces, and held them in his palm. Yu Shao also immediately took out the chess pieces and placed them on the chessboard.
Li Congyou, five, an odd number.
Yu Shao, one, odd number.
In this game, Yu Shao will play black and Li Congyou will play white.
Under the calligraphy that read "Sitting and Discussing the Tao", the two of them put the chess pieces back into the chess box and bowed to each other.
Under the watchful eyes of the whole world——
National players compete in this tournament, first round! Yu Shao 2nd dan vs. Li Congyou 8th dan!
Let's start! Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, thought for two seconds, then took out the chess piece from the chess box and made his first move.
Da! Sixteen columns and four rows, stars! Li Congyou looked at the chessboard quietly, and soon he also picked out a chess piece, and fell down right after the black piece.
Four columns and four rows, stars!
Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly.
Seventeen columns and sixteen rows, a small eye! Li Congyou also took out the chess piece as if he was racing against time and placed it down again.
Four columns and seventeen rows, small eyes!
Then Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and dropped it.
Da! Fourteen columns and seventeen rows, Dafei guards the corner! "Sure enough, Dafei is guarding the corner."
Li Congyou looked at the chessboard with a calm expression. Although the Star Small Eye Big Flying Guarding Corner was relatively rare, he had studied many of Yu Shao's chess records before.
Seeing Yu Shaoyi perform this big flying move at this time, he was not surprised at all.
Soon, Li Congyou reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and put it down quickly.
Seventeen columns and six rows, Xiao Fei hangs! "His chess cannot be viewed with common sense. He often has surprising moves. Although I have studied many of his chess records, I still cannot fully understand his chess style."
Under Li Congyou's gaze, Yu Shao quickly picked up the chess piece again and put it down.
Fourteen columns and three rows, Xiaofei!
Seeing Yu Shao make his move, Li Congyou reached into the chess box again and slowly took out the chess piece.
"But I can feel it."
"The more I study his chess records, the more I can feel that obvious sense of disharmony."
"Although he is very calculating, and often defeats his opponents with his calculations under complex board situations, he seems to be a powerful chess player who excels at attacking and killing, but this is just an appearance!"
"He still lacks the ruthlessness to risk everything and risk his life in a complicated situation!"
"His seemingly ferocious moves are actually the rational results of his careful consideration based on his judgment and understanding of the chess game!"
"He doesn't have the qualities that an attacking chess player should have!"
"If the board gets to this point and becomes the key to the outcome of the game, then the winner is——"
"It must be me!"
Click!
Li Congyou picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly.
Seventeen columns and ten rows, split into three!
(End of this chapter)
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